Giving Away Money Won’t End Poverty, but It Will Destroy Something Special About America
One of the left’s hot new policy ideas is simply to give money to everyone to end poverty. And of course, California is leading the charge. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., proposed a national plan last week that would give families making under $100,000 a tax credit of $500 per month, which adds up to $6,000 […]
4 Scenarios for the Cases Kavanaugh Missed
Justice Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in and joined the Supreme Court on Oct. 6, after the court had completed the first week of its 2018-2019 term. By that time, the court had already heard arguments in six cases with only eight justices. These cases dealt with age discrimination in employment, Congress delegating lawmaking authority to […]
4 Things to Know About Trump’s Possible Reversal of Obama’s Transgender Policy
The Department of Health and Human Services is reportedly considering scrapping Obama-era executive actions tying federal school funding to recognizing gender as a choice. The report Sunday in the New York Times on the proposed change referenced a leaked memo. Nothing has been finalized, however. Here’s what to know about the potential new policy. 1. […]
Trump: US to begin cutting foreign aid over migrant caravan
President Donald Trump has said the US will “begin cutting off” foreign aid to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador over the unfolding migrant crisis. Mr Trump criticised the countries on Monday for allowing people to leave the region and come “illegally” to the US. The comments mark the latest attempt by Mr Trump to revive […]
100 ISIS Terrorists Caught in Migrant Caravan Military-Aged Males March to U.S.
A migrant caravan full of thousands of mostly Hondurans tore down the border gate in Guatemala and stormed the Mexico border Friday. The horde of migrants are mainly military-aged virile males; this is an invasion. It gets worse… The Guatemalan president announced this week the Central American country apprehended almost 100 ISIS terrorists. The Secretary of Social Communication […]
Trump Administration Seeking to Expand Access to 401(k)s
Millions of additional Americans would have access to work-sponsored retirement plans under a Labor Department rule to be placed in the Federal Register on Monday, senior department officials told The Daily Signal. Association retirement plans will expand access to 401(k) plans to employees of small businesses who currently don’t have a retirement plan, as well […]
Why the Indo-Pacific Is a Critical Region for US Engagement
Vice President Mike Pence has unambiguously stated that the U.S. “will continue to assert American interests across the Indo-Pacific.” In a powerful speech on China at the Hudson Institute in Washington on Oct. 4, Pence made a concrete case for America’s proactive engagement in the region. [T]o advance our vision of a free and open […]
Our Modern World’s Inability to Understand Fairy Tales
It’s not fair. This refrain—so quick to be invoked by young children, who seem to develop a thirst for justice very young indeed—may seem like a curious place to begin in defense of fairy tales. But let me explain. But to backtrack a little further first—well, the latest salvo against fairy tales comes from two […]
Media Misses: Reporters Call Trump Supporters ‘Cruel.’ They Respond.
It’s no secret the mainstream media goes after President Donald Trump, but this time they’re going after his supporters. A staff writer at “The Atlantic” calls Trump supporters “cruel” saying “President Trump and his supporters find community by rejoicing in the suffering of those they hate and fear.” Going after the president is one thing, […]
Dropping ‘Zero Tolerance’ Signaled Open Door for Illegal Immigrants
Feeling the political heat over separating families of illegal immigrants, President Donald Trump took executive action in June to scale back his “zero tolerance” policy for border crossers. But under existing law, this had fairly predictable results, immigration experts said. “Catch and release is not an official policy, but it is the default until we […]
Mob Rule or the Rule of Law? Lindsey Graham Says America’s Future Is at Stake
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., spoke to The Daily Signal this week about Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and the left’s embrace of mob rule. He also addressed the disappearance of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi and Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s DNA test results. An edited transcript of the interview is below. Full audio of the interview is […]